Chemistry

These are two of the big potential applications for research into “unnatural amino acids” undertaken by an associate chemistry professor and his students at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg.

What are amino acids? They’re what make cells function.

“In your cells, most of the work that sustains life is done by proteins — but proteins are basically comprised of amino acids,” said Doug Young. “Amino acids, they’re like the building blocks of life.”

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